Apple slashes HomePod price in half for employees

Apple is hooking up its employees with some huge discounts on a few of its audio products this week.

It’s unclear whether it’s being done to help employees be entertained while working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic or an effort to move surplus units during a sales lull.

The HomePod has been discounted by 50% during the internal sales promotion, dropping the price to just $149.50, according to iGeneration. Apple has run a couple of promotional discounts on the smart speaker, which originally debuted with a $350 price tag.

Discounts like this aren’t unprecedented, but they usually come after Apple has released a new product. Retail and corporate employees are also given one-time discount options that can be used on any Apple product.